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Senator Tokunbo Abiru Distributes Food Packs to Over 6,000 Vulnerable Constituents In Lagos East
The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, has launched a quarterly Food Packs Programme targeted at vulnerable members of the Senatorial District.
At least Six thousand vulnerable people who are widows, unemployed youth, aged, women and People living with disabilities across the 98 wards in the 16 Local Government Areas and Local Council Development areas of the district benefited.
The atmosphere was filled with joy as constituents received the packs containing various food items. The food packs distribution exercise took place simultaneously in Ikorodu, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Somolu and Kosofe.
Senator Abiru who is fondly called the #DoingGood Senator, in his remarks said the food packs programme is aimed at relieving the burden of the less privileged people in his Senatorial District. He added that he has been championing legislations, programmes and interventions that have lasting impacts on the larger number of the constituents of Lagos East.
The lawmaker mentioned SAIL Innovation Lab, the first of its kind Innovation Lab in Lagos East, founded by him and his wife, which was commissioned by Vice-President Kashim Shettima and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu last month. He said the Innovation Lab was set up to offer sustainable and globally competitive jobs and opportunities to young people of the district.
He urged parents, guardians and youths who were present at the programme to avail themselves of the life transforming opportunities at SAIL Innovation Lab. Cc-Hub is the technical partner that runs and operates SAIL Innovation Lab.
The Senator assured that complete rehabilitation of the critical 32-Km Ikorodu-Itokin road which was recently stabilised will start very soon. The road links Ikorodu to Epe and Ibeju-Lekki, and other parts of the country. Senator Abiru facilitated the first major rehabilitation of the 48 year-old road.
Senator Abiru who is regarded as one of the most performing Senators in Nigeria had earlier disbursed over N150 million Naira in 24 months to over 2,500 vulnerable people of his constituency under the COVID-19 Financial Relief Scheme he instituted. Every month, beneficiaries received direct credit of N5,000 each for the period the programme lasted.
Prince Jamiu Adio Saka, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ikorodu who spoke on behalf of the party leadership in Ikorodu Division, said the party and the people of the Senatorial District were very proud of the Senator.
“Honesty, we are very proud of him, we have never had any doubts about his abilities. When you look at his antecedent, it is not by accident. He is always wanting to do more and more for the people. Whoever does good, shall always receive good things in return. We thank you very much, God bless you”, Prince Saka said in his goodwill message.
Some of the beneficiaries who expressed gratitude to Senator Abiru include; Musbau Davis, a Person Living with Disability, Nofisat Adesanya, an aged, Biola Gabriel, a youth, Ogunyemi Abosede, a widow and Saidat Lawal, amongst many other elated beneficiaries .
Dignitaries at the Ikorodu distribution venue include Alhaji Badru Enifeni, Dr Saheed Oladapo Ibikunle, the Special Adviser to the Senator on Constituency Matters, Hon (Mrs) Adebimpe Akinsola,Alhaji Rilwan Ishola Jinadu, Bishop SO Ayodele, Hon (Prince) Adefarasin Hassan, Engr Amid Oduborisa, Oriwu Club President, Alhaji Abiodun Ogunniyi, amongst others.
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Akran of Badagry is dead, aged 89
The demise of the monarch marks the end of his 48-year reign on the throne, making him one of the longest-serving traditional rulers in Lagos State.
Photo: Akran of Badagry, De Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi
The traditional ruler of the Badagry local government area in Lagos State, the Akran of Badagry, De Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi, is dead, aged 89.
The demise of the monarch marks the end of his 48-year reign on the throne, making him one of the longest-serving traditional rulers in Lagos State.
According to the palace, the Akran was pronounced dead by medical experts, after a brief illness, and the traditional rites for his burial have gradually commenced.
Residents of Badagry, who are currently mourning the loss of their revered monarch, described his death as a heavy blow, noting that the town has lost not just a king but a father figure whose wisdom, counsel and presence brought reassurance in moments of uncertainty.
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Osun sues UBA, officials to court over illegal LG accounts
They were specifically accused of allowing the opening, operation and maintenance of accounts for each of the local government councils “by unknown private individuals as signatories…
• Map of Osun State
The Osun State Government has instituted a criminal case against United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) and four of its top officials over alleged illegal opening of local government accounts.
Tribune newspaper reported that the Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has fixed January 30 for the hearing of the case, marked Charge No: MOS/601c/2025.
The defendants in the suit are: the UBA Plc, its Group Managing Director, Mr Oliver Alawuba, the Company Secretary and Group Legal Adviser, Mr Billy Odum and the Deputy Managing Director, Mr Chukwuma Nweke.
In the charge sheet, the government filed the 31-count charge against the bank and its officials, with each count relating to alleged infractions involving opening of bank accounts for the state’s 30 local government councils.
In count one, the prosecution alleged that the defendants, on or about December 9, 2025, and on subsequent days, at UBA’S Osun State branch office located in the Olonkoro area of Osogbo, conspired to commit a felony by opening, operating and maintaining what it described as illegal Osun State Local Government Council accounts.
The alleged offence, the charge stated, occurred within the Osogbo Magisterial District and is said to be contrary to and punishable under Section 516 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Volume 2, Laws of Osun State of Nigeria, 2002.
They were specifically accused of allowing the opening, operation and maintenance of accounts for each of the local government councils “by unknown private individuals as signatories” after the Local Government Service Commission had introduced to the defendants, Directors of Administration and General Services and Directors of Finance of all the local governments as signatories to the councils’ statutory accounts “and thereby committed an offence contrary to Sections 2 and 3 (1) and (2), and punishable under Section 5(1) and (2) of Osun State Local Government Accounts Administration Law, 2025.”
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Umahi: We’re not tolling Third Mainland Bridge
Umahi affirmed this during inauguration of the N40 billion Closed Circuit Television Camera Centre on the Third Mainland Bridge, the previous day.
• Third Mainland Bridge
The Minister of Works Senator Dave Umahi has confirmed that the Federal Government has no plan to toll the rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
Umahi affirmed this during inauguration of the N40 billion Closed Circuit Television Camera Centre on the Third Mainland Bridge, the previous day.
He said : “We will not engage construction on this bridge because it will entail static load on the bridge.
“It is also within the town, so it will introduce many bottlenecks; that is why we are not tolling this bridge,” he said.
Umahi said that security would be handled by the police, noting that the 11-kilometre bridge would have a five-minute response time.
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